Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2040
paint
涂；抹；刷；给…上漆
To put paint or another liquid onto a surface with a brush or similar tool.
也指用刷子给身体部位涂药
- 1.
To apply paint to.
涂漆于；给......上油漆
- 2.
To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
像涂油漆一样涂抹
- 3.
To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
用刷子涂抹以治疗身体部位
- 4.
To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
用颜料般的色斑覆盖
- 5.
To create (an image) with paints.
用颜料创作(图像)
- 6.
To practise the art of painting pictures.
从事绘画艺术
- 7.
To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
在图形用户界面中绘制元素
- 8.
To depict or portray.
描绘或刻画
- 9.
To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
化妆；涂脂抹粉
画；绘画；作画；描绘；刻画；描述；化妆；涂脂粉；用色斑覆盖；使布满色点；（在计算机屏幕上）绘制；渲染
In use
She paints landscapes in watercolor.
I painted the walls blue yesterday.
He is painting the fence white.
paint something
He painted the wall blue.
他把墙涂成了蓝色。
paint something on something
She painted a portrait on the canvas.
她在画布上画了一幅肖像。
paint something with something
They painted the fence with white paint.
他们用白色油漆粉刷了栅栏。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- paint a picture
- 画一幅画
- She loves to paint pictures of flowers.她喜欢画花卉的画。
- paint the wall
- 粉刷墙壁
- We need to paint the wall before moving in.搬进去之前我们需要粉刷墙壁。
- paint in oils
- 用油画颜料作画
- He prefers to paint in oils rather than watercolors.他更喜欢用油画颜料而不是水彩作画。
- paint a portrait
- 画肖像
- The artist was commissioned to paint a portrait of the president.这位艺术家受委托为总统画一幅肖像。
- paint the house
- 粉刷房子
- They are planning to paint the house next spring.他们计划明年春天粉刷房子。
- paint with a brush
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将t想象成一把油漆刷，pain（痛苦）加上刷子就成了paint（绘画），用刷子刷掉痛苦，画出美好。
Context & Register
语境：艺术（绘画）和实用（涂漆）；note_zh：多用于艺术创作或涂漆，比较常见于多种场合。
Grammar Note
动词，既可及物也可不及物；常用介词 with 表示材料，of 表示描绘的对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'paint' (/peɪnt/), sharing the /eɪnt/ ending. Beware of 'pant' (/pænt/), which looks similar but has a different vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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